STUDENT LEADERSHIP

The Leadership Council includes a variety of student leadership from both band and orchestra.  All of the section leaders are de facto members of the council by default.  The Council is presented with a slate of officers selected by the director each year who serve executive functions.  It meets approximately once a month to discuss a variety of items pertaining to band and orchestra.  Some of these agenda items include:

  • Scheduling

  • Organizing events (rehearsals, concerts, festivals etc.)

  • Fundraising (FunkRaiser and others)

  • Problem solving some common student issues with the program

Any student who is interested in participating in the Leadership Council is invited.  We particularly encourage underclassmen to consider joining so that your voice is heard.  E-mail Mr. Mac about joining if you're interested.  

2023-24 Council Officers

Leadership Council

Chief of Staff: Eva Figlar

Director of Personnel: Clarabelle Sutjito

IT: Jayin Palicha

Office Manager: Joey Velasco

Press Secretary: Julia Salomone

Assistant Chief of Staff: Sofia Fazzioli Sague

Marketing and Public Relations

Orchestra Social Media Managers: Sherry Wu

Band Social Media Managers: Parker Prokopczyk and Charlotte Suozzi

Choir Social Media Managers: Grace Smith and Abigail Black

Internal Marketing Managers: Andrew Fan and Hangcheng Peng

Miscellaneous Operations Division

Cello/Bass Technician: Claudia Padilla

Transcriptionist: Hancheng Peng

Stage Crew: Charlotte Osher, Katz Roy

Symphonic Orchestra 

Concert Master:  Kiril Volkov

Assistant Concert Master: Andrew Fan

Violin 2 Section Leader (Principal): Sophia Aguilar

Violin 2 Section Leader (Assistant Principal): Julia Salomone

Viola Section Leader (Principal): Ava Murdock

Viola Section Leader (Assistant Principal): Alyssa Bello

Cello Section Leader (Principal): Haley Gilland

Cello Section Leader (Assistant Principal): Martim Dias Pinto

Bass Section Leader (Principal): Jayin Palicha

Concert Orchestra

Concert Master/Violin 1 Section Leader: TBD

Violin 2 Section Leader: TBD

Viola Section Leader: TBD

Cello Section Leader: TBD

Wind Ensemble 

Concert Master: Ian Whitehurst 

Asst. concert master: Catherine Thompson 

Flute Section Leader: Sima Goldberg

Clarinet section leader: Ian Whitehurst 

Asst. clarinet section leader: Carter Brown 

Alto Sax Section Leader: Hannah Gilland 

Alto Sax assistant section leader: Parker Prokopczyk 

Tenor Sax section leader: Charlotte Benedict 

Trumpet section leader: Jonas Bleck 

Asst. trumpet section leader: Lexi Stenekin 

Percussion

Flat Percussion Specialist: Aarron Ratner

Pitched Percussion Specialist: Sebastien Bernard


Jazz Band 

Sax Section Leader: TBD 

Asst. sax section leader: Juliette Langberg 

Trumpet Section Leader: Greg Kapteina 

Trombone Section Leader: Parker Brooks 

Rhythm section leader: VACANT


Pep Band

Drum Majors: Parker Brooks, Charlotte Suozzi, Parker Prokopczyk 

Woodwind Captain: Juliette Langberg 

Brass Captain: Elias Warholak 

Percussion Captain: Aaron Rattner 

Leadership Committees and Chairpersons:

Leadership Council Recording Secretary: Samantha Sauer

FunkRaiser Committee: VACANT

Freshmen Relations (Sophomores preferable):  VACANT

Peer Mentoring: VACANT

Community Outreach: VACANT

Ridgefield Music Parents Liaisons

Fundraising: VACANT

Social Committee:  VACANT

Publicity and Outreach: VACANT

Advocacy: VACANT

To get involved, contact your ensemble director and tell them you want to participate in the leadership council. You don’t have to be a section leader or the best musician…if you want a chance to contribute your skills to our program, we will involve you in steering the ship. Your input is as valuable to us as we are to you!